The present invention involves a single layered printed fabric for applying a printed fabric pattern to an object. The printed fabric has a predetermined shape corresponding to the printed fabric pattern. The printed fabric includes first and second portions disposed adjacent each other, a third portion, and a fourth portion. The third portion is printed on the first and second portions, wherein the third portion represents a simulated stitch attaching the first portion to the second portion. The fourth portion is printed on the first portion, wherein the fourth portion represents a simulated stitch hole to simulate an appearance of a hole through which the stitch disposes to simulate an appearance that the first portion is a top layer stitched onto the second portion which is a bottom layer.
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1. The method of making a single layered applique having the appearance of multiple layers stitched together comprising the steps of:
printing a first portion on a fabric layer to form a simulated top layer, the first portion having an upper stitch portion;
printing a second portion on the fabric layer adjacent the first portion to form a simulated bottom layer, the second portion having a lower stitch portion adjacent the upper stitch portion;
printing a third portion on the upper and lower stitch portions to form a simulated stitch attaching the top layer to the bottom layer; and
printing a fourth portion on the upper stitch portion to simulate a stitch hole through which the stitch is disposed to, simulate an appearance of the top layer being stitched to the bottom layer.
2. The method of making a single layered applique having the appearance of multiple layers stitched together, comprising the steps of:
providing a substrate for printing a design on;
cutting the substrate to form a predetermined shape;
providing first and second portions adjacent to each other on said substrate;
printing a third portion on the first and second portions with such third portion representing a simulated stitch attaching the first and second portions together;
printing a fourth portion on the first portion to represent a simulated stitch hole through which the simulated stitch of the third portion extends to simulate the appearance that the first portion is a top layer stitched onto the second portion which is a bottom layer; and
drying the printed substrate at a predetermined temperature and period.
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This is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/075,631 filed on Feb. 14, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,752,075.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is related to a printed fabric for applying a printed fabric pattern to an object and a method for making the printed fabric.
2. Background Art
The art of applying a printed fabric or an applique onto an object, such as a garment, has been done and continues to be improved. There are several ways known in the art of manufacturing and applying an applique to a garment. However, the industry has shown a need to provide a more cost and time effective applique and a way of making the applique without sacrificing the aesthetic value or materials thereof.
For example, an applique may be a laminate having a top layer and a bottom layer attached onto each other. The bottom layer may have an adhesive which may be applied onto a garment with heat or pressure. When applied onto the garment, the applique provides an appearance of stitching or embroidery of the applique onto the garment. In many situations, the cost and time effectiveness of attaching the layers together may be improved.
Some appliques are single layered having printed designs thereon. Such appliques are directly applied onto a garment, but in most situations do not provide an industry acceptable appearance of a laminate embroidered onto the garment.
The industry has also shown a need to improve ways of making printed fabrics, e.g. screen printed twills, which are to be applied onto garments. Currently, manufacturers of such printed fabrics are challenged due to mis-accounted shrinkage of the printed fabrics during a typical step of drying. In many situations, manufacturers must account for shrinkage of a printed fabric when the printed fabric is dried. Giving the various parameters such as temperature, time, materials, shrinkage calculations are not always exact. In many situations, this results in cutting dried printed fabric slightly in error. In turn, such fabrics are discarded, thereby increasing costs and production time.
Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a more cost and time effective way of making an applique without sacrificing the aesthetic appearance of stitching or embroidery of the applique onto a garment.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an applique which is single layered and provides an appearance of stitching of a plurality of fabric layers.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a single layered printed fabric for applying a printed fabric pattern to an object. The printed fabric has a predetermined shape corresponding to the printed fabric pattern. The printed fabric comprises first and second portions disposed adjacent each other. The printed fabric further comprises a third portion printed on the first and second portions, wherein the third portion represents a simulated stitch attaching the first portion to the second portion. The fabric further comprises a fourth portion printed on the first portion, wherein the fourth portion represents a simulated stitch hole to simulate an appearance of a hole through which the stitch disposes to simulate an appearance that the first portion is a top layer stitched onto the second portion which is a bottom layer.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a method of making an applique for applying a printed fabric pattern to an object. The method comprises providing an unprinted substrate for printing a design thereon, and cutting the unprinted substrate to form a predetermined shape corresponding to the fabric pattern and to form a registration hole on the substrate. The method further comprises printing the fabric pattern on the unprinted substrate having the predetermined shape to define a printed substrate having the printed fabric pattern, and drying the printed substrate at a predetermined temperature and time period.
The present invention provides a single layered printed fabric having a plurality of portions printed thereon which simulate an appearance of multiple layers of fabric stitched or sewn together. The present invention includes a single layered fabric having a plurality of portions printed thereon which create the appearance of at least one fabric layer sewn or stitched onto another fabric layer without sacrificing aesthetic accuracy under industry standards. Thus, the present invention maintains an appearance of stitching without requiring multiple fabric layers. The present invention only includes a single layered printed fabric.
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First portion 20 may be any desired shape and/or pigment. Second portion 22 may also be any desired shape and/or pigment. For example, First portion 20 may simply be a desired color printed on the area defined by outer periphery 34 and inner periphery 36. In this embodiment, First portion 20 takes on a numeral eight as shown. Then, second portion 22 may include a different pigment and/or shape. In this embodiment, second portion 22 outlines the numeral eight of first portion 20. The contrast in colors and shapes between the first and second portions outline the predetermined shape corresponding to the printed fabric pattern and provide a simulated appearance of multiple fabric layers positioned on top of each other.
Third portion 23 provides a simulated stitch look by having a pigment different than the pigment of either first portion 20 or second portion 22. However, third portion 23 may have a shade of either first portion 20 or second portion 22. Fourth portion 24 provides a simulated appearance of stitch holes through which the simulated stitches are disposed. In this embodiment, this is accomplished by the fourth portion 24 having a shade of second portion 22. This creates an appearance that stitch holes are formed through first portion 20, the top layer, and that a shade of second portion 22, the bottom layer, can be seen therethrough. This appearance is often viewed when a top layer of fabric is actually stitched onto a bottom layer of fabric. The color of third portion 23 should be different than the color of any of the other colors since it is desired to highlight a pattern of stitches to simulate stitching of a top layer onto a bottom layer. The color of the fourth portion 24 should take on a shade of what would appear to be the bottom layer seen through a hole. In this example, the bottom layer is second portion 22 which is adjacent outer periphery 34 and inner periphery 36.
However, other embodiments may include the reverse of what is shown in the figures which would not fall beyond the scope or spirit of the present invention. For example, in another embodiment (not shown), the top layer may take on the area represented by second portion 22 and the bottom layer may take on the area represented by first portion 20. In this example, the color of fourth portion 24 should be a shade of first portion 20 to represent stitch holes through which such colors would be viewed.
Method 110 further includes printing the fabric pattern on the predetermined shape of the unprinted substrate to define a printed substrate having the printed fabric pattern thereon in block 116. This step may include several printing steps based on the desired pattern on the printed fabric. In the embodiment shown in
It is to be noted that first portion 20 or any other portions 22,23,24 for that matter may take on the pigment of the fabric. In such event, the step of printing the respective portion would not be necessary and, thus, would not be performed. The remaining portions would be printed to outline the respective portion.
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While embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it is not intended that these embodiments illustrate and describe all possible forms of the invention. Rather, the words used in the specification are words of description rather than limitation, and it is understood that various changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Ciaramitaro, Fred, Johnson, Jr., James Roger
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